Well I'm almost done with the car. I have the fuel system left to wire in, the front brakes to route the new lines, and have to put the intake manifold back on. Its taken a long time for this project, most of the time it was my fault ....lazy..hehe, the rest of it was waiting on parts to arrive. For those that don't remember my setup, well its a race/custom version of PTK's LT1 street kit.

383 , 8.5cr, Eagle H-beams, Eagle Forged crank, custom JE's, Fully ported LT4 AFR's ~215-220cc, fully ported LT4 intake, FAST BTB system, 72lbs injectors, Turbo cam 230/230 thanks to Seth at combination motorsports,
1 3/4" headers
2.5" crossover
All 3" intake piping
4" turbo inlet pipe
3" DP which is temporary till PTE sends my new exhaust housing, then the 4" DP goes in.
EGT probes on #3, 5, 7, 2, and #8 cylinders
Water to air IC, not the same from the PTK LT1 street kit, this one is quite a bit larger, basically using the Mustang core
Tial Wastegate
Tial Blowoff and HKS SSQV will be added
PTE-88, .96 A/R...yadda...yadda.


Its been 2 years since I've been behind the wheel of the car, I'm dying to just drive it around the block...don't really care if it makes 1 psi of boost. I'm sure you guys that have done build-ups know how it feels...anyhow, just thought I would share. Hope to have some sound clips, and maybe even a dyno sheet with low boost up soon... Anyhow..just felt like rambling, since I now see a light at the end of the tunnel...hehe

Jose

 

Cool!!!

We are gonna need: track times, pics, and dyno #s.

 

hehe, I hope to have all of the above soon. Not sure about the track times, cause I really don't feel like breaking the car just yet. Want to drive around for a little while first.

Jose

 

Well might as well break it sooner so yu can get it fixed right? lol

I see you are quite the turbo conousuier (sp?)

 

Yeah, I only drive turbo cars....lol.

Jose

 

Nice, are you gonna dyno it?

 

I will probably dyno it on low boost once I get the bugs out, then later crank it up and see what happens.

Jose

 

congrats on finally getting to the end of the project.............get us some pics!


dont blow it up just yet! break it in real good.......im sure we can all wait to see some numbers.

 

Impressive garage man... wow it must be a crazy feeling the first time it starts after 2 years with a PTE-88 stroker

 

Also an in-car vid of a 20+psi run

 

Sounds nice!


Is the PTE-88 a large frame turbo?

Any pics?

 

How is the quality of the headers. I was debating on checking into this kit but I heard plug access was a b!tch.

 

96 WS6, yeah it will be fun with the 88, but the car was stroked before and ran low 11's N/A, so it was no slouch before the turbo.



Fast Caddie will you settle for a 5-6psi in car vid once its done?...lol



Jim, its a small frame PTE-88. I'm hoping to work in a mid-frame 90mm later. The exhaust side is the same size, but the compressor is about 30% larger, so the radiator will have to be pushed forward to clear, and a the use of a smaller diameter crank pulley will have to be used.


CJ, they are pretty darn nice, and are fully coated. Plug access is not bad at all, only cyl .#1 was a pain, but once you remove the coil and wrap you arm under, its no biggie.

Jose

 

Here is a picture showing the difference between a PT76 with a PTE88

http://turbomustangs.com/forums/show...E&pagenumber=4

down towards the bottom

 

Yeah thats the small frame PTE 88 vs a T76 Q-trim. Trust me is a snug fit in front of my motor....hehe

Jose